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Honoring Loved Ones During Christmas: Join Our Memorial Tree Tradition

At Rowland Brothers, we've had the privilege of standing by your side during difficult times, and as the Christmas season approaches, we understand the challenges it may bring. In an effort to offer a small gesture of support, we'd like to extend an invitation to join us in commemorating your loved ones. This year, we [...]

2023-12-15T12:44:48+00:00December 15th, 2023|Bereavement, News|Comments Off on Honoring Loved Ones During Christmas: Join Our Memorial Tree Tradition

Funeral Operative

Job Title: Funeral Operative Location: Croydon Skills: Full Clean Driving Licence, Personable, Warm and Friendly Salary: Excellent, with an opportunity for additional paid duties The Role To drive and bear on funerals with great respect and to follow clear instructions from the garage foreman and the funeral conductor. Responsibilities Driving and bearing on funerals Removal [...]

2022-10-25T15:55:10+00:00October 25th, 2022|Careers|Comments Off on Funeral Operative

Floating Funeral Arranger

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and committed Floating Funeral Arranger to join an independent family business based in the Croydon area. You will have excellent communication and people skills, and be able to deal sensitively with distressing situations and ensure all funeral arrangements are conducted in accordance with the family’s wishes.  You [...]

2022-10-25T15:53:19+00:00October 25th, 2022|Careers|Comments Off on Floating Funeral Arranger

Experienced Floating Funeral Arranger

We are seeking a Funeral Arranger, details of the role are as follows: Role Outline To meet with all clients, either in person or over the phone, to arrange funerals; with an understanding, caring and sympathetic frame of mind.  To handle their affairs from start to finish of the procedure and to clearly explain and [...]

2022-10-10T17:32:35+00:00October 10th, 2022|Careers|Comments Off on Experienced Floating Funeral Arranger

Funeral Arranger

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and committed Funeral Arranger to join an independent family business based in our Head Office, in the Croydon area. You will have excellent communication and people skills; and be able to deal sensitively with distressing situations and ensure all funeral arrangements are conducted in accordance with the [...]

2022-03-15T12:03:37+00:00March 15th, 2022|Careers|Comments Off on Funeral Arranger

Veteran Stories – Antoinette Chambeyron

The Honorary President of the Association des Auvergnats de Grande-Bretagne as well as the Federation of French Associations in Great Britain, Antoinette Chambeyron is an emblematic figure of the French community in London. Daughter of Anne Dunne, British artist born in Liverpool, and Georges Chambeyron, member of the famous juggling troupe "The Mongadors", Antoinette could [...]

2020-11-05T10:31:06+00:00November 3rd, 2020|News, Veteran Stories|Comments Off on Veteran Stories – Antoinette Chambeyron

An Elderly Gentleman’s View of Bereavement

Alright, here goes. I’m old. What that means is that I’ve survived (so far) and a lot of people I’ve known and loved did not. I’ve lost friends, best friends, acquaintances, co-workers, grandparents, mom, relatives, teachers, mentors, students, neighbours, and a host of other folks. I have no children, and I can’t imagine the pain [...]

2020-06-04T11:16:40+00:00February 3rd, 2020|Shared Experiences|Comments Off on An Elderly Gentleman’s View of Bereavement

Christmas Memorial Tree 2019

Rowland Brothers and our associated branches in Selsdon, Addiscombe and Orpington have been privileged to serve you, and we are aware that the approaching season of Christmas can be difficult to cope with. We would like to help you through the season in a small way by suggesting you might like to place a small [...]

2020-06-04T11:17:20+00:00December 3rd, 2019|News|Comments Off on Christmas Memorial Tree 2019

Are You Struggling With Grief This Winter?

The cold weather can have an impact on our mood. Less sunshine and more dark evenings can make us change our normal social activities and we could end up feeling isolated. A lack of vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin, can affect our immunity which often makes us poorly. Layer on a bereavement and this time [...]

2021-03-05T10:47:06+00:00November 22nd, 2019|Bereavement, News|Comments Off on Are You Struggling With Grief This Winter?

The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior: A History

Lying in Westminster Abbey since 1920, the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is not just a lone soldier from the war. It is a National Act of Remembrance, representative of all those we lost in the Great War. A Reverend on the front lines, Reverend David Railton, was the first to establish the idea. He [...]

2020-06-04T11:18:33+00:00November 8th, 2019|News|Comments Off on The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior: A History

Anger in Bereavement – How Counselling Can Help

Article from Counselling Directory Anger is a common, normal response to bereavement. We get angry when we cannot control what is happening to us. It can be one of the most confusing feelings during bereavement, and is at the root of many problems in the grieving process. If anger is not expressed in a safe way it [...]

2021-03-05T10:47:05+00:00October 9th, 2019|Bereavement, News|Comments Off on Anger in Bereavement – How Counselling Can Help

Multiple Losses: How to Cope with Loss & Change

Article from Grief In Common When I first started facilitating bereavement groups, I sort of assumed that people would be coming for help for “just” one loss. Of course one loss is more than enough…it’s already too much. Yet so many grievers I met were experiencing multiple losses. And while in most of my writings the word “loss” [...]

2021-03-05T10:47:11+00:00September 26th, 2019|Bereavement, News|Comments Off on Multiple Losses: How to Cope with Loss & Change
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